Tearfund Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Tearfund Ireland

Date published 20 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details End Orphanage volunteering Working Group

Intended results To raise awareness about visiting orphanages, the harmful effect it can have on vulnerable children and the exploitative industries that can develop around this activity. To influence public and school policies on school trips or other volunteering activities in and to orphanages.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Emma Lynch

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

To ask the Minister for Education if she will develop child-safe guidelines for school trips, including guidance not to visit orphanages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Ms Clarke e mailed the Minister of Education about this.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Sorca Clarke TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)